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Best Buy offering free PS Camera with The Last of Us PS4 bundle
US retailer Best Buy is currently throwing in a free PlayStation Camera with the purchase of The Last of Us PS4 bundle. Polygon reports on the deal, which automatically adds a PS Camera to a buyer’s cart at checkout if purchasing The Last of Us PS4 bundle. The report also …
Read More »Bandai Namco reveals PC discount for Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is out this week on PC, but how much it will cost you will very much depend. In the US the new DirectX 11 version of the game, which includes a re-worked version of the title and all of its DLC, will …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline No.1 for second week, Bloodborne debuts in second place
Battlefield Hardline has spent its second week in pole position of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Sales of EA’s new shooter fell by 43 per cent week-on-week, but Hardline still beat this week’s top new release, Sony’s PS4-exclusive Bloodborne. The hardcore RPG debuted at No.2, falling 22,500 units …
Read More »GameStop annual sales show slight increase in 2014
GameStop has released its annual financial results for its past fiscal year, with the specialty chain reporting revenue of $9.3bn for the period. Games Industry reports that the figure translates to a modest 2.8 per cent increase, instead of the 14 per cent sales growth GameStop had projected for the …
Read More »Accessories Update: Turtle Beach Elite 800X and Nvidia GeForce Titan X
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail.This week, we go wireless with Turtle Beach’s Elite 800X and power up Nvidia’s most powerful GPU yet Turtle Beach Elite 800X Turtle Beach has introduced a new top-of-the-line headset for Xbox One. The Elite 800X is fully wireless …
Read More »Breaking bad – how to stop games releasing with major bugs and issues
At the end of 2014, it felt like we couldn’t go a week without a game being released with some severe issues. Assassin’s Creed Unity came out with glitchy visuals; Microsoft had serious issues with Halo: The Master Chief Collection’s online mode. Even Tetris had problems. It was clear that …
Read More »Warner Bros confirms UK digital-only PC release for Batman: Arkham Knight
Warner Bros has confirmed that the PC version of the upcoming Batman: Arkham Knight will not be released in a box in the UK. This follows reports earlier in the week from retailer ShopTo that the latest entry in Rocksteady’s Batman Arkham series would be a digital-only release for PC …
Read More »Who will shine on the MCV Awards red carpet?
There’s a twist to this year’s MCV’s famous/notorious Awards ceremony opening video – anyone attending on the night might find themselves a screen star. We’ve been regularly asked by industry execs over the last month where their invite to star in this year’s video is. Well, it’s your ticket to …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Denmark
Market research firm Newzoo estimates that the Danish video games market generated $221.46 billion during 2014. This makes it the 27th biggest country in the world for video games, between its overseas neighbour Norway and Portugal in 26th and 28th, respectively. According to the latest Consumer Study of Denmark by …
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